Collective Noun Agreement

Very Hard Language And Composition Grammar And Mechanics

Consider the following sentence:

The committee, after an exhaustive review of the applications, have decided to offer the position to the most qualified candidate.

Which of the following options best corrects the grammatical error in this sentence?

The committee, after an exhaustive review of the applications, has decided to offer the position to the most qualified candidate.

The committees, after an exhaustive review of the applications, have decided to offer the position to the most qualified candidate.

The committee, after exhaustively reviewing the applications, have decided to make an offer to the most qualified candidate.

The committee, having exhausted its review of the applications, decided to offer the position to the most qualified candidate.

The committee after an exhaustive review of applications, have decided offering the position to the most qualified candidate.

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